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Marshall, A. D.; Compagno, L. J. V.; Bennett, M. B. (2009). „Redescription of the genus Manta with resurrection of Manta alfredi (Krefft, 1868) (Chondrichthyes; Myliobatoidei; Mobulidae)”. Zootaxa. 2301: 1—28. ISSN1175-5326. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2301.1.1.
Luiz Jr, O. J.; Balboni, A. P.; Kodja, G.; Andrade, M.; Marum, H. (2009). „Seasonal occurrences of Manta birostris (Chondrichthyes: Mobulidae) in southeastern Brazil”. Ichthyological Research. 56 (1): 96—99. ISSN1616-3915. doi:10.1007/s10228-008-0060-3.